Coated particles and sunscreen and cosmetic products containing same
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US Β· United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WEIMER ALAN W
- Publication Date
- 2007-12-06
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 810,362, filed Jun. 2, 2006, and of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 843,445, filed Sep. 8, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to particulate materials that are useful as sunscreen agents, and to topical sunscreen or cosmetic compositions containing sunscreen agents.
[0003] Topical sunscreen products protect the skin from the effects of harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation by preventing the transmission of that radiation through absorption and scattering processes. A variety of sunscreen agents have been used in such products. One type of sunscreen agent that is widely used is a particulate metal oxide. Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide particles are most commonly used. Sometimes combinations of these are used.
[0004] The difficulty with using metal oxides as the active sunscreen agent is that it is difficult to formulate a product that is t...